Which NFL teams are winning the Facebook battle?

As National Football League teams prepare for the 2013 season, it’s time to examine how they look — on Facebook. Teams with historically large fanbases (Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers, Green Bay Packers) are also among the most popular on Facebook, according to PageData.

These teams also do well in the people talking about this (PTAT) metric, as the Cowboys finish first in both regards.

Scan the table below from PageData and find out how popular your favorite football team is on the social network.

But how does on-the-field performance translate into Facebook popularity? Let’s compare likes with 2012 win percentage for the top 8 teams.

Denver Broncos (.813): 1,551,799 likes

Atlanta Falcons (.813): 1,057,064

New England Patriots (.750): 4,076,142

Houston Texans (.750): 892,320

San Francisco 49ers (.719): 1,917,240

Green Bay Packers (.688): 3,510,982

Seattle Seahawks (.688): 895,362

Indianapolis Colts (.688): 1,687,016

Even though the Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks were quite successful on the field, their Facebook fanbases are small compared to competitive teams like the New England Patriots and Green Bay Packers.

Some other interesting Facebook facts about NFL teams:

11 percent of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ Facebook fans come from Mexico. The Steelers (who play 1,660 miles from the closest Mexican border) have a higher concentration of fans from Mexico than the San Diego Chargers (7 percent), who are just 20 miles away from the Mexican border.

On Oct. 27, the San Francisco 49ers and Jacksonville Jaguars will play a game in London. For both teams, the U.K. represents just 1 percent of the total fanbase, showing that Facebook users in this area strongly prefer their own brand of football.